1. Dragnet movie review & film summary (1987) - Roger Ebert
This would have been a great movie if they'd bothered to think of an ending. And used the original "Dragnet" theme. The end of the film cries out - cries out, ...
From the loud, confident opening chords of the famous "Dragnet" theme music, I was filled with confidence that this 1987 "Dragnet" knew what it was doing. My
2. Dragnet (1987) | Better Movies Wiki - Fandom
Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd), the nephew of the original Joe Friday and his new partner, Pep Streebek (Hanks) have to stop a dangerous criminal group called PAGANS, ...
Dragnet is a 1987 comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Harry Morgan (who starred in the original 1960s show), Dabney Coleman, Jack O'Halloran, Christopher Plummer and Alexandra Paul. The film was written by Dan Aykroyd, Tom Mankiewicz and Alan Zweibel. It's based on the 1960s TV series of the same name. Sgt. Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd), the nephew of the original Joe Friday and his new partner, Pep Streebek (Hanks) have to stop a dangerous criminal group called PAGANS, which is short for People
3. Dragnet (Film) - TV Tropes
Dragnet is a 1987 buddy cop comedy film that serves as both an Affectionate Parody of and homage to the long-running television series Dragnet.
Dragnet is a 1987 buddy cop comedy film that serves as both an Affectionate Parody of and homage to the long-running television series Dragnet. It was written and directed by Tom Mankiewicz and stars Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. Although it's …
4. Movie Review – 'Dragnet' (1987) - The Avocado
24 jan 2020 · Frank quits the force and decides to follow his dream of raising goats. Friday's new partner Pep Streebek played by Tom Hanks is the complete ...
TV series have made the leap from the small screen to the big screen in recent years with some modicum of success, while others have fallen flat. A lot of people credit Wayne’s World and The Brady …
5. The Hanks-Aykroyd 'Dragnet' Deserved Better - Hollywood in Toto
30 okt 2018 · For children of the '80s, the 1987 “Dragnet” was a summer movie event, a big highpoint in Aykroyd's film career and one of the last great ...
The 1987 comedy Dragnet hit theaters at a time when every other classic show earned a big screen adaptation. Here's why this Hanks-Aykroyd teaming lapped the competition.
6. Dragnet (1987) Movie Review - Common Sense Media
5 aug 2024 · The new Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) is the nephew of the original, and still a proud, hard-driving, immaculately clean-cut LAPD detective. Friday ...
Lots of naughty behavior, laughs in TV cop spoof. Read Common Sense Media's Dragnet (1987) review, age rating, and parents guide.
7. Movie Title - AFI|Catalog - American Film Institute
... 1987, it was just called Dragnet. The film earned $10.5 million in its first ... The person on the other end of the phone says that Emil Muzz is Caesar's driver.
In Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, January 7, Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angeles Police Department works in the robbery/homicide division, just like his namesake uncle did twenty years earlier. When his partner, Frank Smith, buys a goat farm in Ukiah, California, and quits without notice, Friday is assigned a new partner, young Detective Pep Streebek. The no-nonsense, by-the-book Friday and the hipster, free-spirit Streebek initially clash. Friday criticizes his new partner’s attitude, hair and wardrobe, while Streebek feels Friday should lighten up and realize the world is changing. The pair are assigned to investigate a bizarre set of crimes, all connected to a group calling itself "PAGAN," which is gaining notoriety due to the frequency and brazenness of its crimes. PAGAN leaves its cards behind at the Los Angeles Zoo after stealing a bat and an anaconda and trimming a lion’s mane. Friday and Streebek find PAGAN is claiming responsibility for hijacking a chemical train at
8. Dragnet (1987) - California Herps
She is then thrown into a pool of water below. Hanks and Aykroyd jump in to save her and discover the missing 30 foot long zoo Anaconda. The snake fights Hanks ...
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9. Films You Forgot: Dragnet (1987) - We Talk Podcasts
2 mei 2021 · From 1980 to 1985 he was one of, if not the, box office king. Today he's largely recognized for Ghostbusters, an iconic film whose pop culture ...
In 1987 Universal Pictures released Dragnet to appreciative reviews and solid box office returns. Based on the legendary television and radio series, and starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, the question is twofold. First, how does a movie starring one of the most successful performers of the 80’s as well as a man who would […]
10. Dragnet | Rotten Tomatoes
No-nonsense Los Angeles detective Sgt. Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) is partnered with the wisecracking Pep Streebeck (Tom Hanks), a hip upstart cop, ...
No-nonsense Los Angeles detective Sgt. Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) is partnered with the wisecracking Pep Streebeck (Tom Hanks), a hip upstart cop, and the mismatched duo is ordered to investigate a strange series of ritual killings. Though Friday and Pep do their share of quarreling, they eventually trace the clues to an ominous cult, and the officers interrupt a violent ceremony. Friday then begins a romance with near-victim Connie Swail (Alexandra Paul), but it could hinder his police work.
